Hi! I'm Jen Thomas, Office Coordinator for the SGA. I am originally from Northern California (SF Bay Area and Sacramento), but moved to the Daytona area in August, 2013 with my husband and our (then) 5-month-old son. Though a large part of us will always be Californian, we LOVE Florida!
My educational background is in organizational behavior, higher education management, and American Sign Language interpreting, which I did professionally in a vocational-technical school setting for almost a decade. I will be adding a BS from ERAU Worldwide in the near future (Technical Management - Occupational Safety and Health), so I guess I'm a bit of an education junkie.
My role within the SGA is to keep the office running by reconciling the budget, doing ordering and purchasing for the SGA branches/divisions, supervising the student assistant staff, and pretty much doing whatever I can to help the SGA officials be as effective as possible for the greater student body. Working with ERAU students on a daily basis keeps me on my toes, inspires me, and brings me great professional satisfaction - I love serving the students of this institution!
When I'm not at work, I am in full blown "Mommy Mode" to our (now) three-and-a-half-year-old son. He's the light of my life and I've always got a photo, a story, or both to share, if you're into that sort of thing. As a family, we spend time at the beach, ride bikes, go camping, play with our dog Colby Jack, play with airplanes, dinosaurs, and superhero figures, and watch Disney movies. My husband is a full-time, stay-at-home dad, a classically trained chef, and an aspiring magician. If you ever see him in the office, he'll happily dazzle you with a card or coin trick!
I'm more than happy to do whatever is within my power and means to improve and enhance our students' college experience, so please let me know if there is any way I can help you; my door is (almost) always open!